Responses to Covid-19 and Research Participation Among Older African Americans

Despite higher risk of Covid-19 and barriers to health care for older African Americans, there have been few studies examining the effects of Covid-related risk perception on engagement in health behaviors and biomedical research in this population. Survey data on Covid-19-related health beliefs wer...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of applied gerontology S. 7334648251369670
Hauptverfasser: Davis, Katrail, Pugh, Erika, Beyl, Robbie, Manrique, Isabella, Taylor, Jasmine, Calamia, Matthew, Carmichael, Owen, Newton, Robert L.
Format: Journal Article
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: United States 22.08.2025
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research participation
covid-19
health belief model
recruitment
health behaviors
ISSN:0733-4648, 1552-4523, 1552-4523
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Zusammenfassung:Despite higher risk of Covid-19 and barriers to health care for older African Americans, there have been few studies examining the effects of Covid-related risk perception on engagement in health behaviors and biomedical research in this population. Survey data on Covid-19-related health beliefs were collected from 236 older African Americans between October 2021 and January 2022. Data were analyzed using chi-square analyses and linear models. Participants reported high rates of access to, use of, and engagement in Covid-19 related preventative health materials and behaviors. Perceived risk for contracting Covid-19 was associated with a higher likelihood of engagement in preventative health behaviors, but not to participation in biomedical research. Those who reported more Covid-19 risk factors did not engage in more health behaviors. Participants were most likely to report an interest in virtual research participation. Those with increased life disruptions due to Covid-19 were more likely to be interested in research.
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K.D., M.C., R.B., R.N., and O.C. contributed to the study conception and design. R.N., O.C., J.T., and I.M. contributed to data collection and material preparation. R.B. conducted data analysis. K.D. took the lead in writing the manuscript with contributions, edits, and feedback from all authors. All authors read and approved of the final manuscript.
Contributed equally as senior author
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ISSN:0733-4648
1552-4523
1552-4523
DOI:10.1177/07334648251369670